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MotorSport Vision, owned by
Jonathan Palmer, will take over
the Donington Park business, leas-
ing the venue for an initial 21-year
term. MSV has taken over from
Kevin Wheatcroft, who stepped
in to rescue the circuit in 2010
when Donington Ventures Ltd col-
lapsed, following a failed attempt
to prise the British Grand Prix from
Silverstone. MSV already owns and
operates other UK circuits, Brands
Hatch, Oulton Park, Snetterton
and Cadwell Park, and holds the
promotional rights for the British
Superbike Championship and
BRDC Formula 3.
“Like many circuits in the UK,
Donington has had a turbulent time over the last
ten years, though thankfully Kevin Wheatcroft and
his team have now recovered the damage done by
the previous owner of the business,” said Palmer.
“Donington is a good British circuit that deserves
further investment, energy and expertise in order to
make it truly outstanding, and MSV will provide this.
We plan a great new era for Donington, with some
exciting new events and much enhanced quality of
experience for all of its customers, whether specta-
tors, competitors and track day participants, together
with even better value.
MSV acquires 21-year Donington Park lease
McLaren chief Zak Brown says the outfit is
hoping to open talks with Fernando Alonso
early in the campaign, with the Spaniard’s
contract set to expire at the end of the year.
Alonso re-joined McLaren in 2015 on a three-
year deal and has already said that he will de-
cide on his future once he samples the new
2017 cars. Brown says McLaren would “love
to keep him” but is wary that Alonso could be
courted by other teams.
“He’s definitely committed to the project, but
his contract is up and he’s in high demand
as you can imagine,” Brown told Motorsport
Monday. “[Sebastian] Vettel’s out of contract,
that’s my understanding. So as you can imag-
ine, it’s going to be an exciting driver market.
Obviously we’d love to keep him. He’s one of
the greatest drivers on the track, if not the
best. But we’re just going to see how things go
and kick off those conversations a few races
into the year.”
McLaren hoping to open Alonso talks early
Donington Park, now part
of the MSV stable of circuits
Alonso, ‘definitely
committed to the project’
Nico Rosberg and Mercedes have received
nominations for the Laureus World Sports
Awards, which will be held in Monaco next
month. Rosberg claimed the 2016 Formula 1
World Championship and has been nominated
for Breakthrough of the Year award. He will
face competition from Olympians Almaz Ayana
[long-distance runner] and Wayde van Niekerk
[400 metres], as well as from three teams that
exceeded expectations, Premier League cham-
pions Leicester City, Euro 2016 quarter-final-
ists Iceland, and Olympic Rugby Sevens gold
medallists Fiji. The Breakthrough of the Year
award has been handed to several Formula 1
drivers, including Juan Pablo Montoya (2002),
Lewis Hamilton (2008), Jenson Button (2010)
and Daniel Ricciardo (2015). Mercedes, mean-
while, has received its third successive nomi-
nation for Team of the Year. Mercedes blitzed
the opposition in 2016, taking 19 wins and 20
poles from 21 races, securing both world titles
for a third straight year. Mercedes’ opponents
for the award are Euro 2016 victors Portugal,
Champions League winners Real Madrid,
Olympic gold medallists Brazil (all football), along
with baseball World Series champions Chicago
Cubs and NBA champions Cleveland Cavaliers.
Renault (in 2006) and Brawn (in 2010) have pre-
viously collected the accolade.
Rosberg, Mercedes get Laureus Sports nominations
Esteban Gutiérrez will move into Formula E af-
ter failing to secure a Formula 1 seat for 2017.
Gutiérrez, 25, competed for Sauber in 2013/14
before returning with Haas in 2016, having spent
a year as Ferrari’s reserve driver. Gutiérrez failed
to score a point last year and, having been re-
placed by Kevin Magnussen, was unable to find
a seat elsewhere. Gutiérrez’s options
diminished when Manor entered ad-
ministration and the Mexican last week
announced his intention to race in
Formula E. Gutiérrez will make his de-
but at the Mexico City ePrix in April and
will also compete in the double-header
in New York, though he has yet to an-
nounce the team with which he will
race. Gutiérrez, who will also act as a
Formula E ambassador, is also analys-
ing options for a 2017/18 seat.
“I’ve been always watching and fol-
lowing Formula E, because of my re-
lationship with Alejandro [Agag],” said
Gutiérrez. “I have always been follow-
ing his projects and Formula E being
one of them. I have been very im-
pressed at how the category has grown, electric
cars are the future of mobility in the cities, so it
is a very interesting way of how the innovation is
being pushed through the category. I’m delight-
edtonowbeapartofit.”
Gutiérrez to make Formula E switch
Esteban Gutierrez, now
electrically charged...
Nico Rosberg, up
for a Laureus Award